Small Intestine Cancer Treatment at the University of Colorado Cancer Center
The small intestine is part of your digestive system. It is a long tube that connects your stomach to your large intestine.
There are five kinds of small intestine cancers:
Adenocarcinoma – cancer that starts in the cells that line some internal organs that have gland-like properties
Sarcoma – cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels or other connective or supportive tissue
Carcinoid tumors – cancers that grow slowly in the digestive system, usually in the appendix, and sometimes in the lungs
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) – cancer that starts in the walls of the digestive tract. GIST can be benign or malignant
We Specialize in Small intestine Cancer
There are more than 100 different types of cancer. To ensure that we are always leading care at the cutting edge, UCCC has expert teams that each specialize in a small number of different cancer types. Because we are sub-specialized in cancers of the gastrointestinal system, we have treated the most common and the rarest types of cancer.
We’re the Region’s Only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Colorado Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Rocky Mountain Region-and one of only 39 in the United States.
- This designation means that we are recognized as leaders in providing outstanding cancer care and cancer-related education, and in driving new research
- No other cancer center in the region offers the expertise we do
We’re One of the Nation’s Best Cancer Centers
U.S. News and World Report has consistently ranked the University of Colorado Cancer Center’s adult patient care center at University of Colorado Hospital among the best cancer programs in the nation.
- In 2007, we ranked 35th overall and among the ten best in the West
- 5280 Magazine consistently votes our cancer doctors among the best in Colorado
- We have more cancer doctors listed among Best Doctors in America than any other cancer center in the region